Mage

An elf walks calmly through the battlefield, wave after wave of flames blasting from her outstretched fingers.

A dwarf saves his comrade's life for the thousandth time that day, his crucial healing curing her wounds.

A gnome skips away, his pursuers slipping and sliding in their attempt to catch him.

All of these heroes are mages, specialists who spend their lives mastering spellcraft, one spell at a time. Unlike other spellcasters, who learn as many spells as they can, mages prefer a more focused approach, learning each spell to the end of its capability.

Class Features

As a mage, you gain the following class features.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

At 1st level, you learn one 1st-level mage spell of your choice from the mage spell list.

The Spells Known column of the mage table shows when you learn more mage spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A mage spell you choose must be of a level no higher or lower than what's shown on the mage table. For example, at 6th level, you learn a 2nd-level mage spell of your choice. When you learn 2nd and 3rd-level spells, all spells of a lower level are cast as if they were cast with the highest level spell slot you have. For example, at 17th level, you get one 3rd-level spell slot, and all of your 1st and 2nd-level spells are cast as if you had used a 3rd-level spell slot to cast them.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your spells, so you use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a spell you cast and when making an attack roll for a spell.

Spell Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spellcasting Focus

Although it is not required, you can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your spells.

Spellcraft

After gaining a familiarity with your spells and exercising your innate magical power, you gain the ability to make your spells more powerful.

At 2nd level, you gain a spellcraft die for use in spellcraft abilities. This die starts as a d6, but upgrades to a d8 at 8th level, a d10 at 12th level, and a d12 at 16th level. You gain spellcraft die according to the Mage table. When you roll a spellcraft die for a spellcraft ability, it is expended until you regain it. You regain all spellcraft die after completing a short rest.

You also get to choose a spellcraft ability, all detailed below:

Precise Spellcraft: When you cast a spell that requires an attack roll, you can roll a spellcraft die and add it to the attack roll. You can do this after you see the roll, but before your DM tells you the result.

Repulsive Spellcraft: When a spell deals damage to a creature, you can roll a spellcraft die and add it to the damage of the spell, dealing the same type of damage as the spell. Additionally, the creature is pushed 10 feet away from the spell's point of origin.

Careful Spellcraft: When you cast an area-of-effect spell, you can roll your spellcraft die and make up to a number of targets equal to the roll immune to the effects of the spell.

Extensive Spellcraft: When you cast a spell with a duration, you can roll your spellcraft die and increase the duration by a number of hours equal to the roll.

Irresistible Spellcraft: When you cast a spell that forces a creature to attempt a saving throw to resist its effects, you can roll your spellcraft die and reduce the creature's first saving throw against that spell by an amount equal to the roll.

Practical Vocation

At 3rd level, you choose a vocation that you specialize in. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and 15th level. Each of your choices and their features are detailed at the end of the class description.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. If your Dungeon Master allows, you can take a feat instead.

Spellcraft Upgrade

You choose a new spellcraft ability and get another spellcraft die, starting at 5th level, and again at 9th, 13th, and 18th level.

Spellcraft Advantage

You gain the ability to make your spellcraft more consistent.

Starting at 10th level, when you roll a spellcraft die, you can choose to re-roll it once, but you must keep the new roll.

Ranging Spell

You now learn how to increase your spells' flexibility by increasing their range.

Starting at 14th level, when you cast a spell, you can double its range. If its range is touch, it gets a range of 10 feet.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier. You recover all of your uses after a short rest.

Spellcraft Conservation

You now learn how to use your Spellcraft more efficiently.

Starting at 18th level, when you use a d12 Spellcraft die, you get one d6 Spellcraft die.

Masterful Spellcraft

With your vast Spellcraft experience, you learn how to increase its effects even further.

Starting at 20th level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to Spellcraft rolls.

Practical Vocations

Every mage has a vocation, or specialization, that they use to further specialize and hone their spells. The vocation you decide on will allow you to further improve your spells and give you new ones.

Mage Spell List